Publicação: Volume 35, Number 6, 1 April 2013 , pp. 885-905(21)
Título: The Use of Newspaper Articles as a Tool to Develop
Critical Thinking in Science Classes
Autores: Begoña Oliveras; Conxita Márquez; Neus Sanmartí
Abstract:
The aim of this research is
to identify the difficulties experienced by secondary school students (aged
15–16) with the critical reading of newspaper articles with scientific content.
Two newspaper critical reading activities in relation to the study of various
scientific contents were designed and carried out in two schools (61 students
in total), one with a student population from a medium to high social and
economic bracket and the other with students from a medium to low social and
economic bracket. These activities were designed taking into account the phases
of the reading process: before, during and after reading. In order to analyse
the difficulties ‘Elements of science critical reading’ were identified on the
basis of the ‘Elements of reasoning’ of Paul and Elder and the categories
proposed by Bartz C.R.I.T.I.C. questionnaire and a scale was drawn up. The
results show that the activities designed were useful in helping students to
read critically. We also rated very positively the instrument created to assess
the students' answers: the scale based on the performance indicators of Paul
and Elder. This instrument enabled us to detect the aspects of critical
thinking where students have the most difficulties: identifying the writer's
purpose and looking for evidence in a text. It was also shown that the stance
taken in the articles also had an influence on the results.
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